About the role
Damn Delicious is a busy and expanding farm shop and butchery based at Thankerton Camp Farm near Biggar.
We are looking for an experienced, fully qualified Head Butcher to take responsibility for the day-to-day running of our butchery and lead our team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced butcher who wants more responsibility and the opportunity to make a real contribution to a growing business.
You will be responsible for maintaining our high standards of quality, presentation, productivity, food safety and customer service, while helping us develop new products and improve the profitability and efficiency of the butchery.
Key responsibilities
· Lead and organise the butchery team.
· Plan and implement daily production schedules.
· Boning and butchering to an excellent standard.
· Maximise carcase yield and minimise waste.
· Sausage making and value-added production.
· Develop new products and profitable product lines.
· Maintain a fully stocked and appealing butchery counter.
· Undertake and oversee private-kill work.
· Liaise with private-kill customers and ensure their requirements are met.
· Train and mentor apprentices and junior staff.
· Manage stock and order sundries.
· Maintain excellent hygiene, food safety and housekeeping standards.
· Ensure the butchery operates efficiently and to the required standards.
· Assist customers and occasionally help in the shop when required.
· Work independently and use initiative to solve problems and improve the business.
About you
The successful candidate will be:
· Fully qualified and experienced as a butcher.
· An excellent all-round butcher with strong knife and boning skills.
· Experienced in sausage making and value-added products.
· Ideally experienced in private kills and carcase work.
· A confident and capable team leader.
· Commercially aware, with an understanding of yield, margins and waste.
· Innovative and interested in developing new products.
· Reliable, trustworthy and hardworking.
· Organised and able to work effectively in a busy environment.
· A good communicator.
· Someone who takes genuine pride in their workplace and the products they produce.
· Comfortable taking responsibility and working on their own initiative.
Why work for Damn Delicious?
We are proud of the reputation we have built for quality meat, excellent products and outstanding customer service.
Our butchery is modern, well equipped and extremely busy, supplying our own farm shop while also undertaking a significant amount of private-kill work.
We are continuing to grow, and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop products, introduce new ideas and help shape the future of the butchery.
This is not simply a production role — it is an opportunity for the right person to take ownership of an important part of the business.
What we offer
· Excellent salary, reflecting the responsibility and experience required.
· Permanent, long-term position.
· Staff discount.
· Free meals during working hours.
· Free and ample on-site parking.
· Modern, well-equipped premises.
· Supportive and hardworking team.
· Opportunity for career development.
· Genuine opportunity to influence and develop the butchery.
If you are an experienced butcher looking for a senior role with responsibility, variety and the opportunity to make a difference, we would love to hear from you.
Pay: £25,420.00-£32,175.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Biggar, South Lanarkshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
